GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| microcosm | a little world |
| lunar | crescent |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |